I purchased this set to replace the stainless steel set I lost from a home fire.   Despite reviews that led me to make the purchase of this set, I am supremely disappointed.   Despite carefully cooking with it on low-medium heat and using silicone and plastic non-scratch utensils for cooking, I found a chip on my larger saucepan from this set.  At first I thought food was dried on it after washing, but the coating had flaked off!!!  Considering the cost of this set and the info on the design, I'm very upset that some $40 cheap teflon set my brother gifted me post-fire has fared 100% better and cooks just fine, despite it's lightweight.   I am hoping that I get my full refund since I had the set only a month and had to wrap it all up without the original container.  I can now ONLY recommend cuisinart IF you get the heavy stainless steel sets.  I am not convinced that the Cuisinart name brand means quality anymore at this point.